Methodology and Results
As with all of Dairy Council's nutrition programs, this self-instructional program
uses a behavior change model to help instill positive lifestyle changes in both
parents and their children. We wanted to find out if physicians felt this approach
is useful to the parents of young children they see in their practices.
A total of 126 physicians working in family practice or pediatrics completed the
survey. Almost all (97%) felt that parents would understand the information presented
in the booklet either very well or fairly well. Likewise, nearly all of the physicians
(99%) felt that the information from each section would be very useful or somewhat
useful for parents in guiding their children's food choices.
Less than half (46%) of the physicians surveyed currently give nutrition materials
to parents of preschool children. A majority (95%) of physicians felt that this
booklet will help them in educating parents about their children's nutritional needs.
Physicians had the following comments about the Making Meals Matter
program:
- "Concise, easy to read."
- "Colorful, appealing appearance and pictures; the various colors and pictures make
it attractive."
- "Thank you for making this booklet; it can save us some time."
- "I would give this to every patient if I had enough of them; this is just what I've
been looking for."
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